One of the things I heard a lot last year was that electing Barack Obama would make us more popular around the world. I expressed my skepticism about that, but it was the received wisdom in many quarters, buoyed by international polls. Now, before he’s even in power, the first returns are in, and I wouldn’t say they’re positive:
The international Left is making it clear: they won’t be happy just because we have a President who’s half Kenyan. If he doesn’t give them what they want (Israel on a platter, in this case), they’ll still hate him.